The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-11
THE EMPRESS EUGENE.
Per Mode of Life While in a Neapohtau
Villa.
Etonl AZ Nelc YORK Sltn.

| will soon return to England, having been
much benefited by her heightened stay
abroad and particularly by her visit to
Noyles. which she has prolonged beyond hor
o,.iainal intentions. The Villa Delahante.
which she occupies, was formerly the prop
ertv of the Comte d'Aquila, uncle of the
now exiled King, Francesca II. 1t is
situated at the extreme point Of the penin-
c,,la of Pausilippo, and at its feet stretches
the unparalleled beauty of the bay, crowned
On the opposite side by the eternal smoke of
Vasuyius above the terraced towns of
Herculaneum, Pompeii and Portici.
The residence consists, in fact, of three
distinct and separate buildings The largest
is inhabited by the Empress herself with
| Nine. LIE Breton Bourbaky, the faithful
companion of her misfortunes and Danish
/ ,,ant and has, besides, some guest chambers
which are kept in readiness for any intimate
| friends and followers who may chance to
come south During the winter they have
/ been tenanted by the Marquee de la Tour
Maubourg, once lady in waiting at the Tul-
4 1ores the Duke and Duchess de Mouchy,
\ members of the imperial family, and sew
oval others The second villa, called
the Gran Foresteria, shelters NJ. Piatr, sec
retary of the Empress, young NJ. Chevran,
son of the last Minister of the Interior I'M
4 der the empire, and minor members of the
4 household. n SlDdll pan SOOt
n Grounds surround both dwellings and con-
"A finue to the very margin of the bay, where
& thew ioin with the third building, the Pic
4 cola Foresteria which is close to the
E water. and small harbor affording
e anchorage to a steam yacht procured
n Inv the English Consul for her majesty,
"a and one which, whenever the weather per-
mits, which is almost daily, she takes long
excursions with her court of two, and any
81 chance guest of the hour. Not unfrequent-
" fine marty is landed for while at Portici,
or on some of the neighboring islands, and
n then the Empress, leaning on her tall cane,
takes long walks with much of her old de
light in pedestrian exercise. When not
sailing around the gulf, she drives inland or
goes to Naples, the city being not more than
three miles distant from the villa.
Eugene, while recovering health and
strength, has now openly renowned any
nretension to youthfulneSS and the futile at
tpmpts with which she tried to artificially
counterfeit the too visible stigmas Of age,
disease and sorrow. She looks more hand
II some and dignified in her deep mourning
under the crown of her snow-white hair
than she did before she allowed her wan fea-
81 lures to testify to her advancing years.
W She had not long arrived at the villa be-
fore most of the noble and distinguished Ne
ID apolitan families requested to be presented
# to her, and soon she received the most flat
Il tering homage from the Colonnas, the Bowl
81 nos and the San Donates. The General
al Commander of Naples and the Cardinal
III Archbishop of San Felice are her frequent
IA visitors, as also Prince Charles and Cardinal
Lucien Bonaparte her relations by mar
riage 1t is not only in the higher circles
that the dethroned sovereign meets with
sympathy and regard; the lower classes, the
people, know her well, and are ever prompt
to shower upon her their warm
Z 81 off If111o
ton. Her charity and hberality,
which are wide and suitable, have won for
her many humble partisans, and whenever
she enters a public building, museum, a
gallery, church, the crowd collects, and
outspoken expressions of love and praise
greet her ear. She is generally accompanied
l in her little expeditions in the capital by her
first cousin, the Duchess de Bivona, Nine
LIE Breton, and M. Pietri Although deeply
sensible of the affectionate reception vouch-
safed to her, the Empress is careful not to
excite or encourage public or official demon
strations, and she did not, as was reported,
go in person to meet the wounded Italian
soldiers on their return from Massowah,
contenting herself with having her express
slons OF sympathy conveyed to them with
more substantial tokens of her generosity.
Life at the Villa Delahante is both simple
and regular Early to bed and early to rise
is the adopted rule. Before breakfast the
~ Empress crosses the park, and leaving it by
the gates opening on the Pausilippo road,
attends mass at small church belonging to
the Capere Minotolos, who, like most Ital-
Ian families of certain rank, have their
private chapel and chaplains Having dis
rlbuted her daily aims to the numerous
beggars, cripples, and lazzaroni that throng
around the doors. she starts for a brisk ma
tutnal walk, and returns home for
tne II o'clock dejeuner, at which are
present her friends and any passing
guests. These are varied and numerous.
she has entertained in turn Dr. Scott, the
man who accompanied the Prince Imperial
70 Aululand and brought back his body to
England; the Duchess of Edinburgh and the
Marchloness of Lorne, when they visited
naples from Malta, and Prince Napoleon,
VINO brought his son Louis to the villa on his
return from his journey round the world.
The relations of the father with his cousin,
II slightly strained are ON the whole courte-
Gus and gravely cordial, the Prince having
Always Kept feeling of gratitude for the
WSlt the Empress paid him when he was q
prisoner In the Conciergerie.
=, ABOUT o'clock the party descends to the
lttle boresteria TO join the yacht, the cruise
IaStlng till 5, the hour at which the privi-
eyed hGbitues from Naples muster strongly.
The Thes de PImperatTice SO much sought
Sater, so brilliant and select in Paris and
eomplegne, have lost little of their real at
udcUlvenesS IN the southern villa. 1t is the
ume for free conversation, for unfettered
esxchange of opinions on politics, literature,
tne toplcs of the hour, the forebodings of
Ine future, the hostess as of yore forgetting
ner rank, encouraging individual liberty of
uought and expression She is still the
same woman who, when Victor Hugo's
violent pamphlet, Napoleon lie Petit, !"
appeared, did not shrink from
discussing it dispassionately be-
lore his courtiers, who had not even dared
70 oroach the subject. Whatever may have
Deen her secret concern at the inimical tone
u u, lame in his appreciation of Napoleon
II, she would not, like Princess Mathilde,
nave broken off a long and sincere intimacy
WIN the author on account of the severity
VI MS criticism, Monsieur Tame was deeply
si!eVed when the severance of the old friend
snip was made manifest to him by the read
ing Oh a. p. p. C. card sent by the ineensed
ibIlhcess Demidof, and, talking it over with
henal, nc remarked: 81 cannot console my.
sell Tor having lost so old friend on ac.
count OF book "In order to express my
feelings freely" answered Renan, 81 have
quarreled with a far higher dame than II
prlncess--with the church,
.Elght Is the dinner hour, followed by the
gIiStIlbution Of the mail Just arrived and at
I ~ Tue signal for retiring is given. The En-
press, however, does not at once seek her